Profile: Angelika Borsuk, International Master
Meet Angelika Borsuk, a chess warrior with the prestigious title of International Master bestowed by FIDE. With an electrifying rapid rating peaking at 2336 in September 2024, Angelika navigates the 64 squares with both tactical ingenuity and a flair for endurance.
Starting her rated rapid journey in 2023 at a humble 487, Angelika’s progress has been nothing short of a chess fairy tale. Rapidly climbing the rating ladder, she now consistently plays around the 2200+ mark, racking up over 1,511 wins in rapid games alone. Her battlefield? Over 3,000 games where she’s fearlessly unleashed a variety of openings—from mysterious "Top Secret" lines to solid, classical defences like the Pirc Defense and gritty gambits such as the Budapest Gambit.
Angelika isn’t just about the wins—though she enjoys plenty of them—but also about the drama on the board. Her longest winning streak stands tall at 42 consecutive victories, reminding us all that sometimes you just catch fire (and the opponent’s king is toast). Her current winning streak might be just 1, but hey, every great marathon starts with a single step.
Let’s talk style. With an average of around 75 moves per win, Angelika is patient and relentless, a grandmaster of endgames who rarely settles early. She embraces complexity with a resilient comeback rate of nearly 87%—losing a piece isn’t a doom signal, it’s just part of her comeback story. Her psyche on the board is steady; a tilt factor of 7 suggests she’s human but hardly rattled. And despite the deep strategic battles, her favorite time to play (and presumably plot world domination) is the crack of dawn at 5 AM. Early riser, early checkmate!
On a typical day, Angelika performs best on Wednesdays and Thursdays, with win rates hovering above 50%, and prefers to strike hard around the 5 PM hour, when the brain gears are presumably operating at peak.
If numbers tell stories, Angelika’s favorites are less conventional. She often toys with the Colle System boasting a solid 66.7% win rate, yet even the fearsome Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation doesn’t intimidate her—she battles on with grit.
Recent games show Angelika’s knack for squeezing victories by resignation, timeout, or classic checkmate. She has a flair for outplaying opponents like 07tanaykarmakar and mynameisq and isn’t shy about diving into complex positions where every move counts.
In summary, Angelika Borsuk is your go-to chess gladiator: an International Master who blends resilience, deep endgame mastery, and a touch of mystery—because every good IM should keep their "Top Secret" moves under wraps.
Fun fact: If she ever decides to wake up later than 5 AM, don’t expect her best game—it’s a checkmate waiting to happen!